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National Wildlife Federation field guide to trees of North America / contributors, Bruce Kershner ... [and others] ; foreword by Craig Tufts.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781402738753
- ISBN: 1402738757
- Physical Description: 528 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York : Sterling Pub. Co., [2008]
- Copyright: ©2008
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Front cover unfolds to a leaf identification guide with ruler. Map on inside back cover. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 495-497) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- The scope of this guide -- Names and classification -- Tree divisions -- How trees function -- Photosynthesis and transpiration -- Wood and bark -- Roots -- Flowers and fruits -- Twigs and buds -- Autumn color -- Ecology -- Trees and wildlife -- Habitat succession -- Disturbed habitats -- North American forests -- Map of North American forests -- Boreal forests -- Pacific Northwest forests -- Rocky Mountain forests -- Columbian forests -- California coniferous forests -- Subalpine forests and parklands -- California mixed evergreen forests -- Great Basin/Southwest forests -- Laurentian mixed forests -- Eastern deciduous forests -- Southern oak-hickory-pine forests -- Southern floodplain forests -- Southeastern coastal plains forests -- Savannas -- Threats to trees and forests -- Invasive species -- Air pollution -- Climate change -- How to identify a tree -- Visual glossary -- Leaf structure -- Leaf arrangement -- Simple leaves -- Compound leaves -- Leaf shapes -- Leaf tips and bases -- Leaf margins -- Leaf undersides -- Features of twigs -- Buds -- Flowers -- Fruit -- Bark -- Nonbroadleaf trees -- Trees with needlelike leaves -- Key to trees with needlelike leaves -- Pines, Larches, Tamarack, Spruces, Firs, Douglas-firs, Hemlocks, Yews, Torreyas, Bald-cypress, Redwoods, Araucarias -- Trees with scalelike leaves -- Key to keys with scalelike leaves -- Giant Sequoia, New World Cedars, Cypresses, Junipers, Tamarisks, Casuarinas -- Trees and fire -- Cypresses -- Junipers -- Broadleaf trees -- Broadleaf trees -- Ginkgo -- Trees with opposite leaves -- Key to trees with opposite leaves -- Opposite, compound leaves -- Horse-chestnut, Buckeyes, Bladdernut, Lignum-vitae, Catalina Ironwood, Elderb Opposite, simple leaves -- Maples, Catalpas, Desert-willow, Mangroves, Swampprivets, Devilwood, Fringetree, Buttonbush, Fevertree, Silktassel, Dogwoods, Viburnums -- Maples -- Trees with alternate, compound leaves -- Key to trees with alternate, compound leaves -- Thorny or prickly trees -- Hardy Orange, Pricklyashes, Devil's Walkingstick, Honeylocusts, Locusts, Desert Ironwood, Jerusalem-thorn, Paloverdes, Acacias, Mesquites -- Trees without thorns -- Walnuts, Hickories, Hoptrees, Mountain-ashes, Sumacs, Poisontree, Gumbo Limbo, Soapberries, Mahogany, Yellowwood, Coffeetree -- Walnuts and hickories -- Trees with alternate, simple leaves -- Key to trees with alternate, simple leaves -- Lobed leaves -- Sycamores and Planetrees, Sweetgum, Mulberries, Sassafras, Flannelbush, Tuliptree -- Unlobed, mostly untoothed leaves -- Magnolias, Pawpaw, Osage-orange, Figs, Seagrape, Bays, Dogwoods, Tupelos, Titis, Sweetleaf, Sumacs, Smoketrees, Bullies, Persimmons, Farkleberry, Madrones, Manzanitas, Mountain-laurel, Rhododendrons, Silverbells, Snowbells, Redbuds -- Magnolias and tuliptree -- Unlobed, mostly toothed leaves -- Bayberries, Buckthorns, Witch-hazel, Mountain-mahoganies, Cherries, Plums, Crabapples, Serviceberries, Hawthorns, Hollies, Hackberries, Elms, Basswoods, Willows, Populars, Cottonwoods, Aspens, Hornbeams, Birches, Alders, Beeches, Chestnuts, Chinkapins, Tanoak -- What's in a tree name? -- Rose family -- Hollies -- Elms, Hackberries, and Kin -- Willows -- Poplars, Cottonwoods, and Aspens -- Birches, Alders, and Kin -- Beech family -- Oaks -- Key to oaks -- Other trees -- Palms, Yuccas, and Cacti -- Palms -- Yuccas -- Cacti -- Appendices -- Tree families -- Tree silhouettes -- Arboreta and botanical gardens -- Resources and reference |
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| Subject: | Trees > North America > Identification. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Reynolds County Library - Ellington Library | 582.16 KER (Text) | 3247100193663 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| 500 | . | ‡aFront cover unfolds to a leaf identification guide with ruler. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aMap on inside back cover. | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 495-497) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡tIntroduction -- ‡gThe ‡tscope of this guide -- ‡tNames and classification -- ‡tTree divisions -- ‡tHow trees function -- ‡tPhotosynthesis and transpiration -- ‡tWood and bark -- ‡tRoots -- ‡tFlowers and fruits -- ‡tTwigs and buds -- ‡tAutumn color -- ‡tEcology -- ‡tTrees and wildlife -- ‡tHabitat succession -- ‡tDisturbed habitats -- ‡tNorth American forests -- ‡tMap of North American forests -- ‡tBoreal forests -- ‡tPacific Northwest forests -- ‡tRocky Mountain forests -- ‡tColumbian forests -- ‡tCalifornia coniferous forests -- ‡tSubalpine forests and parklands -- ‡tCalifornia mixed evergreen forests -- ‡tGreat Basin/Southwest forests -- ‡tLaurentian mixed forests -- ‡tEastern deciduous forests -- ‡tSouthern oak-hickory-pine forests -- ‡tSouthern floodplain forests -- ‡tSoutheastern coastal plains forests -- ‡tSavannas -- |
| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡tThreats to trees and forests -- ‡tInvasive species -- ‡tAir pollution -- ‡tClimate change -- ‡tHow to identify a tree -- ‡tVisual glossary -- ‡tLeaf structure -- ‡tLeaf arrangement -- ‡tSimple leaves -- ‡tCompound leaves -- ‡tLeaf shapes -- ‡tLeaf tips and bases -- ‡tLeaf margins -- ‡tLeaf undersides -- ‡tFeatures of twigs -- ‡tBuds -- ‡tFlowers -- ‡tFruit -- ‡tBark -- ‡tNonbroadleaf trees -- ‡tTrees with needlelike leaves -- ‡tKey to trees with needlelike leaves -- ‡tPines, Larches, Tamarack, Spruces, Firs, Douglas-firs, Hemlocks, Yews, Torreyas, Bald-cypress, Redwoods, Araucarias -- ‡tTrees with scalelike leaves -- ‡tKey to keys with scalelike leaves -- ‡tGiant Sequoia, New World Cedars, Cypresses, Junipers, Tamarisks, Casuarinas -- ‡tTrees and fire -- ‡tCypresses -- ‡tJunipers -- ‡tBroadleaf trees -- ‡tBroadleaf trees -- ‡tGinkgo -- ‡tTrees with opposite leaves -- ‡tKey to trees with opposite leaves -- ‡tOpposite, compound leaves -- ‡tHorse-chestnut, Buckeyes, Bladdernut, Lignum-vitae, Catalina Ironwood, Elderb |
| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡tOpposite, simple leaves -- ‡tMaples, Catalpas, Desert-willow, Mangroves, Swampprivets, Devilwood, Fringetree, Buttonbush, Fevertree, Silktassel, Dogwoods, Viburnums -- ‡tMaples -- ‡tTrees with alternate, compound leaves -- ‡tKey to trees with alternate, compound leaves -- ‡tThorny or prickly trees -- ‡tHardy Orange, Pricklyashes, Devil's Walkingstick, Honeylocusts, Locusts, Desert Ironwood, Jerusalem-thorn, Paloverdes, Acacias, Mesquites -- ‡tTrees without thorns -- ‡tWalnuts, Hickories, Hoptrees, Mountain-ashes, Sumacs, Poisontree, Gumbo Limbo, Soapberries, Mahogany, Yellowwood, Coffeetree -- ‡tWalnuts and hickories -- ‡tTrees with alternate, simple leaves -- ‡tKey to trees with alternate, simple leaves -- ‡tLobed leaves -- ‡tSycamores and Planetrees, Sweetgum, Mulberries, Sassafras, Flannelbush, Tuliptree -- |
| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡tUnlobed, mostly untoothed leaves -- ‡tMagnolias, Pawpaw, Osage-orange, Figs, Seagrape, Bays, Dogwoods, Tupelos, Titis, Sweetleaf, Sumacs, Smoketrees, Bullies, Persimmons, Farkleberry, Madrones, Manzanitas, Mountain-laurel, Rhododendrons, Silverbells, Snowbells, Redbuds -- ‡tMagnolias and tuliptree -- ‡tUnlobed, mostly toothed leaves -- ‡tBayberries, Buckthorns, Witch-hazel, Mountain-mahoganies, Cherries, Plums, Crabapples, Serviceberries, Hawthorns, Hollies, Hackberries, Elms, Basswoods, Willows, Populars, Cottonwoods, Aspens, Hornbeams, Birches, Alders, Beeches, Chestnuts, Chinkapins, Tanoak -- ‡tWhat's in a tree name? -- ‡tRose family -- ‡tHollies -- ‡tElms, Hackberries, and Kin -- ‡tWillows -- ‡tPoplars, Cottonwoods, and Aspens -- ‡tBirches, Alders, and Kin -- ‡tBeech family -- ‡tOaks -- ‡tKey to oaks -- ‡tOther trees -- ‡tPalms, Yuccas, and Cacti -- ‡tPalms -- ‡tYuccas -- ‡tCacti -- ‡tAppendices -- ‡tTree families -- ‡tTree silhouettes -- ‡tArboreta and botanical gardens -- ‡tResources and reference |
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